Santa Ana City Council to consider an affordable housing ordinance tonight

Not affordable housing…

The Santa Ana City Council wil be conducting a public hearing at tonight’s Council meeting, to review a Housing Ordinance drafted by the Planning and Building Agency, which has to do with affordable housing.  The ordinance was approved by the Planning Commission on September 26, 2011 by a 7-0 vote.

The ordinance will amend Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, adding housing opportunity standards and procedures to encourage the development of housing that is affordable to a range of households with varying income levels.

The goal of the new ordinance is to ensure future residential development projects contribute to the attainment of the affordable housing goals set forth in the housing element of the City’s general plan.

You can read tonight’s Council meeting agenda by clicking here.  Once you get in there look for item 75B as there is another document embedded that includes the Planning Agency’s report on the ordinance in question.

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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  • The City says that they need this Affordable Housing Ordinance to apply City wide in order to capture affordable housing opportunities in redevopment areas.

    That makes no sense, because affordable housing is already a state requirement for redevelopment areas.

    This ordinance will discourage housing development. But I guess that is okay, because Santa Ana does not have adequate open/park space for current residents.

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